The air quality in Montreal, which allegedly was the worst on the planet on Sunday, has improved to good. Yay!
Another piece of excellent news: The Supreme Court has struck down the so-called "independent state legislature theory" in its decision on Moore v. Harper. "The Elections Clause does not vest exclusive and independent authority in state legislatures to set the rules regarding federal elections," they said. The usual suspects dissented, plus Gorsuch. (The damn decision should have been 9-0, but we'll take it.)
So, two fewer things to worry about today. Meanwhile, Jack Smith and his intrepid investigators appear to be going after everybody they can on January 6. And the audiotape of Benedict Donald committing treason in the documents case is the talk of the town. We cats have yet to listen to it — not sure we can handle the giggles from Trump's audience when he starts waving the classified intel around. It's too reminiscent of Christine Blasey Ford's testimony that what she remembers most about Biff Kavanaugh's assault is the laughter.
Another piece of good news is Olivia Chow's election as mayor of Toronto. After enjoying a healthy lead in the polls running up to yesterday's election, she squeaked in by a few points. But hey — like SCOTUS, whatever works. Longtime readers of ours may remember Chow as Jack Layton's widow. But she's also a seasoned former city councillor who scared right-wing Ontario Premier Doug Ford enough that he recently pronounced her possible mayoral win an "unmitigated disaster." HAHAHAHA, Dougie's not having a good day.
So, is the smothering fog of autocracy, anti-democracy and Trumpian lawlessness — not to mention actual bad air — clearing out? Let's just say things are trending in a good direction. We cats PURR.
No comments:
Post a Comment